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State Ends 2014 With Fewer Than 500 Traffic Deaths

WISCONSINREPORT.COM [WiscReport.com] (01/04/2015) Wisconsin ended 2014 with 491 traffic fatalities, which was the lowest number of deaths and the first time below 500 fatalities since 1943 when 417 people died in crashes, according to preliminary statistics from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT). State traffic deaths in 2014 also were down 36 (approximately a 7 percent reduction) from 2013 when 527 people died and 68 fewer than the five-year average of 559 deaths. “There is no single factor that led to this reduction in traffic fatalities to the lowest total since 1943 when the number of vehicles and the miles traveled on Wisconsin roads were a fraction of what they

WFU Supports Restricting Farm Land Ownership By Foreigners

WISCONSINREPORT.COM [WiscReport.com] (12/26/2014) An opinion issued by Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is expected to ease the fears by some that Wisconsin was open to a legal challenge through a restriction on foreign land ownership wanted by people who believe Wisconsin farm land should remain in the hands of non-foreigners. In a memo to Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen concluded that Wisconsin’s statute limiting the foreign ownership of farmland by nonresident aliens does not contradict the General Agreement on Trades and Services GATS. Van Hollen issued the advisory opinion at the request of Representative Vos in his role as chairman of the Assembly Committee on Organization.

Wisconsin Republicans Re-Elect Brad Courtney Chairman

WISCONSINREPORT.COM [WiscReport.com] (12/07/2014) – The Republican Party of Wisconsin has voted unanimously to re-elect Brad Courtney as its chairman for another two years at a meeting of its Executive Committee in Milwaukee.

U.S. Sen. Baldwin Calls For USPS To Postpone 82 Closings

WISCONSINREPORT.COM (12/01/2014) [CONGRESS] – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (WI-D) and a bipartisan group of her colleagues have demanded a delay in the planned consolidation of up to 82 U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail processing facilities.

ACA Insurance Exchange FAQs Could Help ObamaCare Renewal

WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/17/2014) [HEALTH] – Consumers who purchased ACA compliant health insurance plans are receiving renewal letters in the mail. Since this process is new, it is important for consumers to understand how to keep their policy, how to estimate their new subsidy amount, and how to change insurance policies, if desired.

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